On December 23rd I bid farewell to a snowy and frigid Toronto, and made my way back to South Africa, arriving on Christmas day -- just in time for a big party at my Serbian family's place. After spending a few days with them I was soon on the move again, this time to meet a group of friends (some whom I had not seen in quite a while) down in the Cape area. It was an amazing holiday. My second New Year's party on a beach (the first had been about 3 years ago in Thailand) and really, that is the best way to do it as far as I am concerned.
I finally got to see the Garden Route as well, and it definitely did not disappoint! I could totally see myself living in the Knysna area -- gorgeous large beaches, warm sea, majestic forests, amazing food and a high population of hippies and artists. My kinda place. Minus one incident of near death via oyster, I was generally just stunned by the beauty of it all.
Returning to Joburg I contacted my new employer and we made arrangements for a pick-up. I was on the move again, but this time to the place where I knew I would spend the next year. It is amazing how much I have started to measure my life on a yearly basis. I have had so much change in the past few years that a year seems like a crazy long time to me!
I am happy to report that I absolutely love my job by the way. I will write more about it soon. I have been in Rustenburg for a week now, and I am enjoying it a fair bit. Despite warnings that it would be highly conservative and small, I have found friendly and interesting people and feel quite happy. My commune is in a nice area of town (yay for jogging myself back into shape again!) and we even have a pool. Of course, having a car again helps -- because either Pretoria or Joburg will be seeing me at least twice a month when I need an injection of culture, wildness, and just the comfort of familiar faces!
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